DESCRIPTION XML::Simple slurps an XML formatted config file into a hashref (or 'unslurps' a hashref out to an XML file). PREREQUISITES XML::Simple requires XML::Parser The optional caching features of XML::Simple also require Storable.pm Win32 users may be interested to discover that XML::Parser is shipped with the base install of ActivePerl from ActiveState Corp. Storable.pm can be installed using the PPM utility (and if you've installed DBI, you've probably already got it). BUILDING/INSTALLING Once the archive is unpacked, use these commands: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install If for some reason, you can't run these commands, you can simple copy the Simple.pm file to your lib/XML directory (where Parser.pm lives). STATUS Current release is version 1.00 - the first full release following the alphas and betas. The module name and subroutine names changed in the first beta release but have been stable since - the 'convert' script will upgrade code written for the alpha release. Although the module does not make use of threads, it is believed to be thread safe to the best of the author's knowledge. (Access to all globals is protected by locks). Please send any feedback to the author: grantm@web.co.nz See 'Changes' for a detailed history. COPYRIGHT Copyright 1999 Grant McLean This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.